Tactics & Training: The " I have a small question " thread

Hi, i have a question about a problem in changing tactics, i have 2 different tactics, with different philosophies and passing styles, pressing style etc. but whenever i alternate between the tactics, these settings stay the same. What can I do to fix this problem?
 
Romarinho who are your defenders?

Does anyone know if there is a bug with individual training categories? I change Steve Davis to shooting to try and improve is long shots however, when i go out and go back into the menu it has defaulted back to none.

Am i do something wrong?
 
hi guys...i tried to copy my old tugs training schedules into the game but for some reason i cudnt import them...i made them manually, but then found i couldnt put my youth players on their schedules, as theyre greyed out...should i have made them as part-time, rather than full time shedules?

cheers for any help
 
I'm playing a 4-3-3 formation with 3 striker and 3 cemidlfielders
my striker are a poacher - trequartista - advanced forward
and midlfielders adv playmaker - ball winning - adv playmaker
i'm playing with short passing
but my assistant manager tells me that my midlfield and attack are not connectin well becouse theres a big gap between them
so how can i change that so theres no big gap between the midlfield and attack
i don't want to change my formation
 
I'm playing a 4-3-3 formation with 3 striker and 3 cemidlfielders
my striker are a poacher - trequartista - advanced forward
and midlfielders adv playmaker - ball winning - adv playmaker
i'm playing with short passing
but my assistant manager tells me that my midlfield and attack are not connectin well becouse theres a big gap between them
so how can i change that so theres no big gap between the midlfield and attack
i don't want to change my formation

Setting one of your strikers as a deep lying forward support might make the assistant manager stop telling you that. I would also vary the midfield roles more as there's really no need to have multiple advanced playmakers in your midfield.

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I'm having trouble controlling possesion despite having a control mentality especially in the final 20 mins of a game (I sub fullbacks and my DM if they drop below 70%). I usually use Limited defeders in cover/stopper arrangement but want to try using a Ball Playing CB as a variation and get extremely mixed performances (Shawcross 14 passing and Havard Nordtveit 17 passing). Any suggestions?

For the life of me I can't figure out why my pass completion % are so mediocre which leads to poor possesion stats. My midfielders generally have 15+ passing, 14+ decision making and 14+anticipation. Anyone with less than 10 or less passing has the plays simple passes and no through balls ppm's.

I don't know if you are still looking for a reply, but I noticed nobody answered yet, so here goes..

First of all, it's common in FM for you to completely dominate the match but have low possession. This is often the result of you creating chances very quickly that end up as goal kicks, and even scoring a goal lets them catch up on possession after the ensuing kickoff. But if you want to see really high possession, there are some changes you can make to your current settings.

Your stand off and easy tackling team instructions allow the opposition a lot more time with the ball before you win it back, and your offensive settings cause your team to look for chances relatively quickly. Try press more, default tackling, slow tempo, higher time wasting (around the centre of slider will be fine). Also, having a good consistent midfielder with the "dictates tempo" ppm set as your playmaker will help you control the pace of the game. Having him in a support role will probably complement a possession game the most, since you want him to be available to receive the ball as much as possible.

I don't have any insightful opinions about your defenders. They don't have great ratings but they don't look much different from the rest of your team. The only thing I would say is that I wouldn't normally use limited/stopper and ball playing/cover, it seems to me that those roles should be reversed (ball playing/stopper and limited/cover, or just defender/cover). Nor do I mix one zonal with one man marking CB, but I don't have much experiencing trying to mix them like that so use your judgment.
 
Small Question!!! tactics are ok with my bath city doing well but i concede a lots of goals with players running down the wings and swinging a cross in.
Def is ok ? any Quick tactic or pointers on what i should be looking to change?
 
Small Question!!! tactics are ok with my bath city doing well but i concede a lots of goals with players running down the wings and swinging a cross in.
Def is ok ? any Quick tactic or pointers on what i should be looking to change?

Set your full backs to man mark the opposition wingers
 
Problem with defending. Using 4-2-3-1 deep as it is said in tactics creator (2dms and AML&R). My wingers aren't defending fullbacks very well, and I am OK with it, I am confident that I am still able to win the ball and possibly launch a counter attack. But as it leaves fullbacks going forward without pressure, my DM leaves his position in the middle, and goes all the way to sideline to close down the fullback, leaving big gap to the middle. That is not what I want, because even against 2 midfielder teams there is space, because altough my 3 man midfield, trequartista doesn't drop very deep to defend, altough specific marking to DLP helps.

DM has zonal marking and tight marking ticked. Maybe problem is that closing down is press more and his closing down is all the way to the right?
 
I want to make Demba Ba an AML... Do i need to change his training schedule aswell along with the "new position: AML" ?
 
I want to make Demba Ba an AML... Do i need to change his training schedule aswell along with the "new position: AML" ?

No, he will still be training to learn his new position
Yes, if you want him to train the stats needed for a winger.

He is already accomplished in AML though is he not ?
 
No, he will still be training to learn his new position
Yes, if you want him to train the stats needed for a winger.

He is already accomplished in AML though is he not ?

Yeah he is :). But i wanted him to get winger stats, like better crossing etc
 
I'm playin a 3 4 1 2 formaton. 3 cental defenders, 2 on defend one slightly more attacking. 2 attacking full backs 1 ball winning mid and 1 deep playmaker, I then have an attacking mid in the amc role and 2 strikers.

The question I have is, I'm rock solid at the back but can't score to save my life. I'm creating one or two chances but missing them. Most of my chances are from through balls and the front centre of the pitch is very congested. What would you suggest to improve scoring (what sort of role should my strikers have?) without loosing out on the defensive side of things?

cheers
 
Problem with defending. Using 4-2-3-1 deep as it is said in tactics creator (2dms and AML&R). My wingers aren't defending fullbacks very well, and I am OK with it, I am confident that I am still able to win the ball and possibly launch a counter attack. But as it leaves fullbacks going forward without pressure, my DM leaves his position in the middle, and goes all the way to sideline to close down the fullback, leaving big gap to the middle. That is not what I want, because even against 2 midfielder teams there is space, because altough my 3 man midfield, trequartista doesn't drop very deep to defend, altough specific marking to DLP helps.

DM has zonal marking and tight marking ticked. Maybe problem is that closing down is press more and his closing down is all the way to the right?

Have you tried asking your AML & AMR to man mark the opposition fullbacks?
 
Have you tried asking your AML & AMR to man mark the opposition fullbacks?

As I said, my problem isn't that inside forwards doesn't track back, but the DM leaving his position. So I prefer 2 vs. 1 situation in the wing rather than 2 vs. 1 situation in the middle. If making inside forwards to track back is the only solution, maybe I have to do that, but it isn't what I'm after.

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Well, another problem (one of the many, but I have huge problems to solve this). I play possession football, keeping the ball about 60% of the time in most games. I also create some chances, but they all are from counter attacks. Action zones show me that 20% of the time I have the ball in opposition area, but most of the time my wingbacks and inside forwards keep the ball near sideline and corner flag. So if I could make them to pass to middle, where is better passing options, or play back to deep position to drag opposition midfield away from position and make space to the middle, I would probaply create a lot more chances.

Any other hints how to score from slow attacks are also welcome.
 
Has anyone managed to successfully make a player play like pirlo did around 2002 or so?

ie. Having a base position of defensive mid but but drifting forward in line with other cm's during attack.

I have a player playing the gattuso role in cm and want another to do the pirlo role of going past that player during attacks, seeing a lot of the ball and basically bringing the ball up through the pitch through passing.

So far even with the players mentality at full attacking and forward runs, he does not seem to be making his way past the player in the gattuso role(who is working exactly how i want him to be), so I presume it has something to do with my team instructions.

Maybe to have a player performing this role, the defensive line, tempo, or pressing instructions need to be a certain way?

Anyone got any ideas?
 
Has anyone managed to successfully make a player play like pirlo did around 2002 or so?

ie. Having a base position of defensive mid but but drifting forward in line with other cm's during attack.

I have a player playing the gattuso role in cm and want another to do the pirlo role of going past that player during attacks, seeing a lot of the ball and basically bringing the ball up through the pitch through passing.

So far even with the players mentality at full attacking and forward runs, he does not seem to be making his way past the player in the gattuso role(who is working exactly how i want him to be), so I presume it has something to do with my team instructions.

Maybe to have a player performing this role, the defensive line, tempo, or pressing instructions need to be a certain way?

Anyone got any ideas?
i am trying to create a tactic like this.

just in here: http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/f103...ys-his-christmas-tree-in-ac-milan-t70488.html

give me some information abt milan in 02 ok?
 
Has anyone managed to successfully make a player play like pirlo did around 2002 or so?

ie. Having a base position of defensive mid but but drifting forward in line with other cm's during attack.

I have a player playing the gattuso role in cm and want another to do the pirlo role of going past that player during attacks, seeing a lot of the ball and basically bringing the ball up through the pitch through passing.

So far even with the players mentality at full attacking and forward runs, he does not seem to be making his way past the player in the gattuso role(who is working exactly how i want him to be), so I presume it has something to do with my team instructions.

Maybe to have a player performing this role, the defensive line, tempo, or pressing instructions need to be a certain way?

Anyone got any ideas?

deep lying playmaker on support, runs from deep often, mentality attacking, lots of creative freedom and roam from position yes. Also PPM get forward whenever possible helps.
 
here's a question that actually fits in quite nicely to ongoing discussions about Player Roles...

Does anyone know if the Player Roles are solely defined by the Player Instruction ''templates''

What I mean is, are there 'hard-coded' settings for certain player roles or will, for example, a Deep Lying Playmaker with identical PI to an default Anchor Man just perform as an Anchor Man?
 
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